This is strictly a dinner place. The Peninsula is an absolutely amazing hotel, but you only really enjoy the best service if you’re clearly a big spender. Going in for the weekday set lunch, for example, will be an underwhelming experience.

But booking a special table for the dinner menu – usually at least 1000 RMB per person without drinks – will see you enjoying top service and a sensational meal.

For after dinner drinks, not many views will beat Vue bar at Hyatt On The Bund. Different venues share out the ‘best view’ award with the city’s English media, only because they have paid for the award.

In reality, no view beats Vue bar because you have the perfect angle and height of Lujiazui, the sweep of the river and the glow of the Bund. Drinks are of course expensive, at around 100 RMB for a cocktail, but the experience is worth it.